Curtain-rod bracket



May 2l, 1929. J. N. HENRY CURTAIN ROD BRACKET Filed Nov. 8,y 1927 Patented May 21, 1929.

' JAMES' N. HENRY, 'or PROVIDENCE, RHODE rsnaNn.

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p Application led November 8, 1927i Seriali No. 2314808.75 A

My invention relates to brackets adapted for supporting curtain rods.

The primary purposes of my invention are simplicity, inexpensiveness, security of engagement, and facility of manipulation.

My invention consists in such parts and combinations of parts as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of thls specification Figure 1 is a fragmentary plan view of a curtain rod of the laterally ilanged type mounted upon my novel brackets,

Figure 2, a section of the same on line 2 2 of Figure l,

Figure 3, a. rear elevation of the bracket, and

Figure 4, a perspective view of the same.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout views.

In the drawings 6, 6- represent the sections of flanged extension curtain rod 7 of usual construction. Its end portions 8 are at right angles to its body 9 with which it is connected by bends 10.

Its central body portion 11 throughout its length is provided with lateral transversely U-shaped flanges 12.

My bracket comprises a substantially loblong attaching plate 14 provided near its ends with holes 15 for the accommodation of attaching screws 16. Fixed to the center of the plate 14, and extending longitudinally thereof, is a substantially rectangular plate 18 provided with rounded forward corners 19 and disposed at right angles to the attaching plate. The plate is composed of thin sheet metal. Upon its inner edge are av plurality of bendable prongs or lugs 20 adapted to pass through perforations 22 in the attaching plate and their extremities 24 are folded over against the rear face of the latter in alternately opposite directions.

This insures a rigid connection of the parts. Extending from the center of the outer edge of the plate 18 to nearly the inner end of the lat-ter is a longitudinally disposed slot 26. Near its inner endthe lateral edges of the plate have transversely and longitudinally disposed incisions forming slots comosed of short transverse portions 28 and ong horizontal portions 29. The latter extend from points near the attaching plate to points near the outer end of the plate.

The slots 26, 28 and 29 form resultant outwardly directed parallel central arms 31, and inwardly directed parallel arms or lingers As the material of the plate 18 is thin sheet metal the described slotting thereof results in rendering the arms 31 and 33 laterally or transversely resilient. Therefore if the platev is transversely compressed all the arms cooperate in yielding. The central arms 31 are broader than the lateral arms 33, and are fulcrumed at their inner ends, while the arms 33 are fulcrumed upon the outer ends of the arms 31. Under traverse compression, therefore, the thinner arms 33 yield to a certain extent and then the arms 31 participate in the movement under added pressure. By this means the resiliency of both sets of arms cooperate to generate a great degree of resiliency of the plate 18 as a whole and assurance that the maximum amount of bearing surface of the arms will contact with the sides of the tubes.

Inmounting the curtain rod 9 each plate 18 enters the space between the flanges 12 which space is in width or diameter preferably somewhat less than the width of the plate 18 so as to be a snug fit, and, therefore, exerts a transverse pressure upon the latter insuring a relatively tight engagement of the rod with the bracket. The engagement while suiiciently intimate to insure against accidental escape of the rod is not suflicient to prevent facile manual removal.

The construction of the parts from sheet metal by stamping or cutting reduces cost of construction to a minimum.

I claim 1. As an improved article of manufacture, a curtain rod bracket. an upright attaching plate, a longitudinally disposed substantially rectangular supporting plate upon the attaching plate projecting at right angles to the attaching plate provided with a central longitudinally disposed slot extending from the outer edge of the supporting plate inwardly, and provided with slots comprising transverse portions extending inwardly from the lateral edges of the supporting plate adjacent its rear end and longitudinal portions extending to nearly the forward end of the supporting plate.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a curtain rod bracket, an attaching plate, transversely compressible central arms parallel with each other and fast at their rearrends tothe plate in a. :plane at right angles to the plane oftheplate, and trans- Versely conipressible lateral fingers integral Withthe free ends of the arms and rear- L Wardly directed. y 3. As an improved article of manutacture7 a Curtain rod bracket, an upright attaehlng plate provided With longitudinally disposed holes, a flat supporting plate, prongs upon 10 the inner edgey of the supporting plate eX- tending through the holes and engaging the hack of the attaching plate, said supporting plate omprising spaced parallel arms, and inwardly directed `resilient fingers upon the outer ends of the arms in the plane of the arms.A n

,- In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

' JAMES N. HENRY. 

